Actinomycosis presenting as a parotid tumor

Actinomycosis of the parotid gland is a rare chronic infection and can present with a slow-growing mass mimicking a tumor. The authors report five cases of parotid actinomycosis. All patients presented as having enlarging masses at the parotid area for 2-6 months without a history of obvious dental...

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Main Authors:	Sittitrai,P., Srivanitchapoom,C., Pattarasakulchai,T., Lekawanavijit,S.
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Published:	Elsevier Ireland Ltd 2015
Subjects:	Otorhinolaryngology Surgery
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spelling	th-cmuir.6653943832-381862015-06-16T07:46:32Z Actinomycosis presenting as a parotid tumor Sittitrai,P. Srivanitchapoom,C. Pattarasakulchai,T. Lekawanavijit,S. Otorhinolaryngology Surgery Actinomycosis of the parotid gland is a rare chronic infection and can present with a slow-growing mass mimicking a tumor. The authors report five cases of parotid actinomycosis. All patients presented as having enlarging masses at the parotid area for 2-6 months without a history of obvious dental infection, trauma, or immunocompromised condition. Retrograde bacterial spread from colonization in the oral cavity via Stensen's duct is the possible pathophysiology. The diagnosis was made histopathologically by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Treatment consisted of 1.5 months of intravenous penicillin, followed by 4.5 months of oral penicillin, with excellent results. © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 2015-06-16T07:46:32Z 2015-06-16T07:46:32Z 2012-04-01 Article 03858146 2-s2.0-84856714119 10.1016/j.anl.2011.03.011 21570224 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84856714119&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38186 Elsevier Ireland Ltd
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topic	Otorhinolaryngology Surgery
spellingShingle	Otorhinolaryngology Surgery Sittitrai,P. Srivanitchapoom,C. Pattarasakulchai,T. Lekawanavijit,S. Actinomycosis presenting as a parotid tumor
description	Actinomycosis of the parotid gland is a rare chronic infection and can present with a slow-growing mass mimicking a tumor. The authors report five cases of parotid actinomycosis. All patients presented as having enlarging masses at the parotid area for 2-6 months without a history of obvious dental infection, trauma, or immunocompromised condition. Retrograde bacterial spread from colonization in the oral cavity via Stensen's duct is the possible pathophysiology. The diagnosis was made histopathologically by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Treatment consisted of 1.5 months of intravenous penicillin, followed by 4.5 months of oral penicillin, with excellent results. © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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author	Sittitrai,P. Srivanitchapoom,C. Pattarasakulchai,T. Lekawanavijit,S.
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title	Actinomycosis presenting as a parotid tumor
title_short	Actinomycosis presenting as a parotid tumor
title_full	Actinomycosis presenting as a parotid tumor
title_fullStr	Actinomycosis presenting as a parotid tumor
title_full_unstemmed	Actinomycosis presenting as a parotid tumor
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publisher	Elsevier Ireland Ltd
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Actinomycosis presenting as a parotid tumor

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